Arch-support.



F. ROEHN.

ARCH SUPPORT.

APPucAloN meu MAY l. 191s.

1,164,316, Patented Dee. 14, 1915.

ggisiiiiirinn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

`Z-%"N, vLili' (IHEL'AGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR- T0 THE SCHOLL MANUFAC- ,G XHEZRNSL (DE CHICAGOi ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION F YORK.

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i www und nso- Patonted Dec. 111, 1915.

Serial No. 25,315.

living; prefornhly arranged to affect u rear i l in the Shoe, :is at 11, adjacent the of rho Wenrors heel, und u front hearing 12 :it about the rear portion of the hall of the foot somewhat in rear of the niet?tzirsnhphalangoal articulations. Conner ed with this arch plate is a @over piece "i3 preferably made of leather and secured to the; pluie :is by rivets 14. Such coverqiiooe iff Shaped to conform to the shoe and to eX- tvnd along the solo and shank thereof from tho haul to a point substmitialljv conforming to tho lmses of the toes. In addition to giving comfort in use, such cover piece mate- `nily assis in locating the appliance in relation to the wearers foot, although the :wah-ilona Seeking naturally the part of tlii l'wi :zo which it most nearly conforms in simi i yn'ovenf any such shifting of the imiiwr :is would tenfl to curl it or wrinkle it. #lungiinxfiiing the metal arch pluto, und

:215:1: in rfflzitii'v thvreto, I provide n nielullw drin 'E12 that Curries :it itS forward end will in :sr: i thin siwtil strip, preferably reluiw vii wx' ind i'lifihlo enough hir may wn?? iA if thrsimpo of tlwl arch pluto l :i il drip ii'. ns shown in Fig 53. is prow (i um) i wir mid with :i pivot post 1? mi in :1 rrirafi hond QQ :unl also it Czirrios nur? 2:5 rmi :may he constructed after tho 'iziin ofthe wiel] known glove fastener wz. Thi# pluto l0, for Collation with this mit in pmviiluil with :i slot 25 to rccvive tho i mi 1*.) nml with 'wo or more rows of :f lo receive tin: pin 21. ljpon the. sind 2:3. 'n ilistnchublv mounted the l iwwlfrfililf made of leathrr or ulk-gifrguntelv shaped in gene illy @wen fumi. and provided un its uit its highest point with a Cfnnpienicntnl of the Stud nimm-convex paid preferably is *i to maxilar ut its rear end the Aforward bearing edge 12 of the plate 10 so as to make a smooth tapering joint therewith that will not be uncomfortable to the wearer. Of course in size and in contour the pad may be varied so that more than one metatarsal bone may be supported, if desired, and so that pressure may be spread or localized as the needs of the individual case may require. Y

It will be apparent that in assembling the structure the arm 16 is applied to the plate by turning it at right angles to its intended position so that the parallel sided head 20 may slip through the slot 25, and then the plate is pivotally turned to working position and its pin 21 is fitted in any one of the openings 2G in the plate, the slotting of the plate for reception of the pivot post 19 enabling the arm to be adjusted forward and backward to register with either of the lines 0f openings, and its pivotal movement with respect to the plate slots enabling its pin 21 to be brought into engagement with any desired one of the holes. The pad 17 in turn may be rotarily adjusted to any desired position so as to bring its highest convexity into just the position to give the greatest ease to the wearer and as the pad becomes unduly compacted, or change in the condition of the foot of the wearer necessitates different pads, the substitution of new pads may be made.

lt will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many changes in details of construction might be made in the embodiment of my invention without departure from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

,1. In an arch support the combination of a metallic arch supporting plate, an arm carried by and adjustable to diiferent posr tions with respect to said plate and having an end protruding beyond the plate, and a pad structure carried by the extremity of said arm.

2. In a device of the character described the combination of an arch plate, an adj nstable arm, and a pad. said pad carried oy 'the extremity of said arm beyond the plate7 and said arm and plate having cooperating means for longitudinal and pivotal adjustment of the arm upon the plate and coperating means for fastening the arm in selected position of longitudinal and pivotal adjustment.

3. In a device of the character described the combination of a metallic arch plate, a flat arm therebelow protruding beyond the arch plate end and adjustable with respect to the arch plate, and a pad, carried by the protruding end of the arm, overlapping the eplge of the arch plate.

il. In a device of the character described, the combination of a. metallic arch plate, a Hat arm carried by the arch plate and adjustable relative thereto, and a detachable pad carried by the arm.

In testimonv whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

v FREDRICK ROEHN.

IVitnesses IVM. M. SonoLL, G. A. MUELLER.

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